[b][u][color=f49ac2][h3][center]~Melody Hemlock~[/center][/h3][/color][/u][/b] Abigail plucked her Nidoran off of Mareep’s fur, much to the Nidoran’s displeasure. [color=662d91]“Alright little guy. Nap times over,”[/color] said Abigail. [color=662d91]"Oh shut it. Now stay put or I'll put you back in the pokeball, alright?" [/color] [color=f26522]“I think you can do it. Be the best that is. Well, you’ve kind of got to now that you’ve said it,”[/color] said Avery. Melody nodded solemnly. Well, of course Abigail could be! In fact, Melody couldn’t even visualize a world where Abigail wasn’t the best trainer… not just in the region, either. In the whole universe! And Melody, of course, would be there with her every step of the way. [color=662d91]"I'd say I was glad to meet ya too, but it'd be a lie."[/color] Abigail replied. [color=662d91]"All of you, are my competition. I don't intent to get friendly with any of you. But thanks for the encouragement. I'll make sure to think of you for more than a second when I do win."[/color] Wow! Well, she certainly had [i]spirit[/i]! Of course, that whole thing about not getting friendly with any of them… well, Melody would see about that. Abigail flounced off, and Melody watched her go for a second. Her hair bounced prettily as she stalked off… .................................................................. ................................................................................................ .................................................................. ...yeah. Even her back was pretty. Melody turned to follow her, but— Wait. Was Peggy was hyperventilating? Melody frowned, somewhat concerned by this. After all… maybe Peggy wasn’t her bestest best friend, like Abigail was, but she [i]had[/i] decided that she liked the girl, and therefore needed to take care of her. A boy rushed over. [color=darkkhaki]"Hey, relax okay? Listen to me. Are you listening? Clear your thoughts, empty your mind. Don't think about anything but to relax,"[/color] he said. [color=darkkhaki]"Look me in the eyes and say after me, 'I am fine'. Once again, 'I am fine'...”[/color] And then… oh! Another boy! [color=blue]"Here, girl,”[/color] said the second boy, pulling up a chair for Peggy. [color=blue]“Sit on this chair and take it easy."[/color] Oh. So they had it covered, then. She patted Peggy gently on the shoulder, and gave her a reassuring smile. [color=f49ac2]“Things’ll be okay, Peggy!”[/color] she told her. [color=f49ac2]“Abigail means well! We’ll give you some space, now!”[/color] At least, she was pretty sure of that. How could Abigail [i]not[/i] have meant well? Surely she’d never try to hurt Peggy on purpose… Peggy was so nice, after all! She glanced over to the supplies on the table. Did she need anything? Maybe one of the repels… oh, and she’d get one for Peggy, too! Abigail seemed to have gotten everything she needed, and there were no maps left, so she didn’t worry about that. What about Avery? He didn’t seem to have gotten anything… well, there were no other repels, but she’d get him a first aid kit or something? She trotted over to the table, grabbed the remaining repels and a first aid kit, and trotted back. Carefully, she set a repel down by Peggy, and handed the first aid kit to Avery, pocketing the other repel. [color=f49ac2]“Here!”[/color] she said. [color=f49ac2]“I got this for you guys. And I hope you feel better soon, Peggy.”[/color] She turned to the two boys who had rushed over to help Peggy. If they wanted to help Peggy, then they [i]had[/i] to be nice, right? [color=f49ac2]“Nice to meet you,” [/color]she said politely. What? [color=f49ac2]“My name’s Melody Hemlock. This—”[/color] and here she gestured to Avery, [color=f49ac2]“is Avery, and that’s Peggy. And that just now, with the Nidoran, was Abigail!”[/color] Melody cuddled her Mareep closer to herself. The boy whose Totodile seemed to have already acquired a taste for human flesh had asked them where they wanted to go, but… well, Melody didn’t really have an opinion. If it came to a vote, she’d vote for wherever Melody wanted to go.